Text Filled Shapes?

Hi -
Is it possible to fill a shape with texts or have text follow a cured path?
I tried to find the answer myself but am stuck. I know you can do these things in photoshop and illustrator but am not sure if they can be done in GIMP - thanks!

This example: The text layer is masked by a layer mask, but you could just make a selection and cut off the excess. Obviously anything outside the selection is lost.
screenshot. http://i.imgur.com/3cO67qE.jpg

What you probably want is the text to flow into the borders of the shape. It is possible in Gimp with a bit of work editing and spacing the text layer but a much better way is not Gimp but Inkscape, where there is a tool especially for this.
screenshot. http://i.imgur.com/0hH3AJN.jpg